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Steff Ndei @steffndei.bsky.social · 12h

Kenya has lost a giant in its democracy. Every major democratic inflection point in Kenya — the re-legalisation of multi-party politics in the 1990s, the constitutional overhaul of 2010, and the recurring negotiation of electoral crises — bears Raila Odinga’s imprint.

Joe Amisi @amisij.bsky.social · 12h

Jakom 🙏🏽🕯️🕊️

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

‘Just money, with no strings attached’: how direct cash transfers are giving women in rural Kenya a new life

Financial support given directly to the women in rural Kilifi county has cut both infant mortality and deaths among under fives, while boosting village businesses

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Eileen @eileenmclaughlin.bsky.social · 6d

Jeffrey getting some love from mama Kenya

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 15d

"Kenya has now joined a disturbing global trend."

"Turning the country's anti-terror laws on an entire generation of protesters."

"Officials portray demonstrations as attempted coups to justify extreme punishments—including shootings, abductions."
#Kenya #Policing #Incarceration

Branded as Terrorists: Kenya’s use of anti-terror laws against Gen Z protesters

Kenya has now joined a disturbing global trend.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13d

The Gen Z revolt continues to spread. After the Nepalese government was overthrown, we’re now in the seventh day of protest in Madagascar. 22 killed, more than a 100 injured.

Gen Z here were inspired by what happened in Nepal and similarly in Kenya.

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An🌿na @anna099.bsky.social · 12d

In a village near Lake Victoria. Kenya, 2018.
Ph.Thomas Dvorak

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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 12d

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus): This big cat mainly hunts Antelope and Gazelle in the grassland Savannahs of South & East Africa and some parts of Iran. Fantastic photo of a protective mother with cubs taken by Joseph Kapaito in the Masai Mara, Kenya. #cheetah #mammal #cat #bigcat #wildlife #cats #kenya

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Joe Amisi @amisij.bsky.social · 11d

Mayor Adams dated writer of new tell-all before appointing her to $160K NYC job www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/30/m...

Mayor Adams dated writer of new tell-all before appointing her to $160K NYC job

Mayor Adams’ office confirmed Tuesday that about a decade ago he dated Jasmine Ray, a woman he would later appoint the newly-created role of “sports czar” and who is poised to rel…

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FalconFeeds.io @falconfeedsio.bsky.social · Sep 14

📢 Ransomware Alert: 🇰🇪

Office of The Registrar of Political Parties (orpp.or.ke), a Political Organization in Kenya,, has fallen victim to Qilin ransomware.

🔍 Key Details:
🛡 Threat Actor: Qilin
📅 Reported on: 14-09-2025

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Africa View Facts @africaviewfacts.bsky.social · Sep 14

Africa’s Leading Agricultural Producers

Coffee, Wheat, Honey – Ethiopia 🇪🇹

Maize, Apple – South Africa 🇿🇦

Tea, Avocados – Kenya 🇰🇪

Mango, Sweet Potato – Malawi 🇲🇼

Rice, Banana, Yam, Cassava, Shea Nuts, Ginger – Nigeria 🇳🇬
Beans – Tanzania 🇹🇿

Cocoa – Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮

Vanilla – Madagascar 🇲🇬

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Ulrich Janse van Vuuren @ulrichjvv.bsky.social · Sep 14

What a beautiful evening in Nairobi! Hello Kenya! 🇰🇪 ❤️✨

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Cronobook @cronobook.bsky.social · Sep 14

Nairobi. Kenyatta ave
🌍 Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪
📆 1973
📷 Gustav Neuenschwander

#cronobook #Kenya #1970s #retro

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Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · Sep 14

A section of the Suyian Lodge, a safari resort in Laikipia, Kenya, is embedded into rocks. It is located within the 17,806-hectare Suyian Conservancy nature reserve. Its surrounding landscape has been rewilded with indigenous planting.

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Random Restaurant Bot @restaurant-bot.bsky.social · Sep 14

Master’s Wok; Av. Carabobo, Tinaquillo 2202, Cojedes, Venezuela https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=9.916788000000002%2C-68.3036622&query_place_id=ChIJNV9RQb6DgI4RS8CPeMWADFs

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Rolf Oldejans @rolfoldejans.bsky.social · Sep 11

Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 2019 - by Paras Chandaria, Kenyan

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Reuters @reuters.com · Sep 9

Kenya plans to borrow $1 billion using debt for food swap, finance ministry document shows reut.rs/46v7tj2

Kenya plans to borrow $1 billion using debt for food swap, finance ministry document shows

Kenya plans to borrow $1 billion using a debt for food security swap by March 2026, a finance ministry document showed on Tuesday.

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Julianna @julbee.bsky.social · Sep 11

Screw it. Here’s a photo of a giraffe I took in Kenya in 2016.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · Sep 11

📣 New Podcast! "11 September 2017: Kenya taxi strike" on @Spreaker #black #history #kenya

11 September 2017: Kenya taxi strike

Podcast about people's history on this date.

www.spreaker.com

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The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 @cardwell4u.bsky.social · Sep 8

Total Lunar Eclipse
Blood Moon

Nairobi, Kenya

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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · Sep 10

African Lion (Panthera leo): These big cats form Prides of lionnesses with young cubs and just a few males. They are typically found in savannah and grassland habitat in Africa. Terrific photo of a Pride taken by Michelle Carnell in Kenya. #lion #lions #pride #nature #wildlife #lioness #kenya

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 11

The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday at a college in Utah is the latest in a series of politically motivated violent acts just in recent months.

The killing of Charlie Kirk adds to a time of political upheaval and violence

The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday at a college in Utah is the latest in a series of politically motivated violent acts just in recent months.

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Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · Sep 11

Over 4,000 displaced amid concerns of rising water levels around Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Residents have raised concerns that the flooding is causing massive pollution in the lake and negatively impacting fish stocks.

Over 4,000 displaced amid concerns of rising water levels around Lake Naivasha

Residents of the most affected areas — Kihoto, Karagita Landing Beach, and North Lake — have raised concerns that the flooding is causing massive pollution in the lake and negatively impacting fish st...

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 11

A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid at a battery factory in Georgia last week left Atlanta around noon Thursday, bound for South Korea.

South Korean workers detained in immigration raid leave Atlanta and head home

A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid at a battery factory in Georgia last week left Atlanta around noon Thursday, bound for South Korea.

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